Self-Q-switching behavior of a Cr3+:LiSAF laser

M. Fromager; Kamel Ait Ameur

doi:10.1117/12.475946

24 July 2002 Self-Q-switching behavior of a Cr³+:LiSAF laser

M. Fromager, Kamel Ait Ameur

Proceedings Volume 4751, ICONO 2001: Nonlinear Optical Phenomena and Nonlinear Dynamics of Optical Systems; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475946
Event: XVII International Conference on Coherent and Nonlinear Optics (ICONO 2001), 2001, Minsk, Belarus

Abstract

We present a theoretical study of the influence of the direct coupling of the average lattice strains to the active ions on the behavior of a Cr³⁺:LiSAF gain switching laser. It is found that the resulting nonlinear time- dependent lensing effect combined with an internal hard aperture behaves as a saturable absorber. A resulting self- Q-switching is observed from the calculated laser pulses.

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M. Fromager and Kamel Ait Ameur "Self-Q-switching behavior of a Cr³+:LiSAF laser", Proc. SPIE 4751, ICONO 2001: Nonlinear Optical Phenomena and Nonlinear Dynamics of Optical Systems, (24 July 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475946

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